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Best Things to Do
Top 20 Best Things to Do in Perth [2025]
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Caversham Wildlife Park
4.7
/5
146 reviews
6.8
From SAR 87.51
Based on 1,820 reviews
15.9 km from downtown
Phone +61892481984
Address: Whiteman Park, Whiteman Drive East, Whiteman WA 6068, Australia
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Hand-feed kangaroos for fun interaction
Family-run wildlife park, Western Australia
Saved by 453 users123 positive reviews
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2-3 hours max for this zoo. However, you get to see koalas and feed kangaroos and wallabies, so I consider it a win! Parking was also easy so that’s another plus!
Great experience, you can tell that all animals are so well taken care of. The amount of activities and shows kept us occupied and entertained, totally recommended!
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Whiteman Park
5.0
/5
11 reviews
6.4
Based on 403 reviews
15.6 km from downtown
Phone +61892096000
Address: Whiteman Drive East, Whiteman WA 6068, Australia
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Locals dance Salsa at night
Browse for handicrafts at the weekend open-air market
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Whiteman Park in Perth is a large botanical garden with a very wide lawn. It is a good place for Perth people to make friends on a daily basis. The scattered trees on the lawn are like huge parasols, which are particularly beautiful and unique. It has a lonely and romantic beauty and is a good place for taking pictures.
Whiteman Park is a very beautiful city park in Perth. It has a large flat lawn dotted with huge trees with huge crowns. People chat and picnic under the shade of the trees, which is very relaxing and comfortable.
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Kings Park and Botanic Garden
4.6
/5
189 reviews
5.3
Based on 12,535 reviews
2.5 km from downtown
Phone +61894803600
Address: Fraser Ave, Perth WA 6005, Australia
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
No. 1 of Night Attractions in Perth
Highlights:
Aboriginal art gallery with history
Perth's panoramic city viewpoint
Saved by 227 users36% positive reviews
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King's Park in the city center is also a good place to enjoy the city landscape. The surrounding scenery is very beautiful and it is very comfortable to walk around. There are also complete restaurants and small gift shops in the park. It is a good attraction and worth a visit!
Fantastic views of the CBD day and night. Lots of untouched bushland for a quick hike as well.
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The Bell Tower
4.2
/5
54 reviews
5.2
From SAR 86.42
Based on 2,013 reviews
665m from downtown
Phone +61862100444
Address: Barrack Square, Riverside Dr, Perth WA 6000, Australia
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 hour
Highlights:
18 Royal British bells inside the tower
View Perth & Swan River
Saved by 117 users38% positive reviews
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The Swan Bell Tower is a bell tower located in the heart of Perth, Australia, and is one of Perth's iconic landmarks. Built to commemorate Western Australia's 150th anniversary, it officially opened to the public in 2009.
Visiting the Swan Bell Tower, you can take an elevator to the top of the tower (its six floors), where you can enjoy breathtaking views of the entire Perth city, including Fremantle Harbour, Kings Park, and the Swan River. On a clear day, you can even see the Swan Mountains in the distance.
Inside the bell tower is a small museum showcasing the history and culture of Perth and Western Australia. You can learn about the construction of the bell tower and details of Western Australia's 150th anniversary celebrations.
Overall, a visit to the Swan Bell Tower is a great way to learn about the history and culture of Perth and Western Australia, while also offering a stunning view of the city.
Nice experience to witness the ringing of the bells, at specific timings daily. You can pay to play a song of your choice from the machine that is played by the bells at the top floor of the towers.
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The Perth Mint
4.5
/5
61 reviews
4.9
From SAR 63.12
Based on 3,292 reviews
Perth Central Business District | 1.2 km from downtown
Phone +61894217222
Address: 310 Hay St, East Perth WA 6004
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
See large gold bars & Aussie gold nugget
Witness Western Australia's gold history
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The Mint tour is informative with a live gold pouring session by our guide. Learnt a lot more on the coins that the mint produced and the history of Perth Mint.
The Perth Mint has a history of more than 100 years. It is one of the earliest screen wall factories in Australia. Now it has become a mint museum, where a huge original gold nugget is displayed, which is very heavy. At the same time, you can also see the whole process of coin making, which is eye-opening.
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Scarborough Beach
4.9
/5
23 reviews
4.7
Based on 1,128 reviews
11.7 km from downtown
Phone +61892058555
Address: Western Australia, Australia
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Summer beach cricket at outdoor theater
Outdoor summer events & activities
Saved by 117 users45% positive reviews
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The beach is beautiful, the infrastructure is very complete, and you can watch the sunset at night.
The UV coefficient is very high, remember to use physical sunscreen.
It is recommended to stay in a hotel by the sea, especially an apartment hotel, and walk out to the WWS supermarket to buy something to cook for yourself. Don't be too fragrant!
You can choose the time to play by yourself. If you just want to relax, it's okay to lie down for a morning.
awesome beach with great facilities and great views too! Can’t wait to be back!
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Swan Valley
4.5
/5
23 reviews
4.5
19.2 km from downtown
Phone +61892078899
Address: Herne Hill WA 6056, Australia
Recommended sightseeing time: 1 day
Highlights:
Visit 40 wineries for wine tasting
Kangaroos & koalas up close
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This is a very beautiful valley in Western Australia, there are many Australian kangaroos, koalas and other unique Australian animals, and it is also a famous wine plantation. Many Australian wines are produced from here every year. It is also an important attraction in Western Australia and worth a visit.
The beautiful wine yard of Swan Valley. The place where they grow their grapes to produce wine. Fascinating and amazing. Could be here all day long, chilling over wine ☺️
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AQWA The Aquarium Of Western Australia
4.7
/5
19 reviews
4.4
Based on 982 reviews
18 km from downtown
Phone +61894477500
Address: 91 Southside Dr, Hillarys WA 6025, Australia
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-4 hours
Highlights:
Hillarys Boat Harbour, Indian Ocean views
Top live coral reef experience
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The aquarium is small but had fun there. Took the Glass Bottom Boat and saw many sea creatures close-up. Had the opportunity to feed them and the kids enjoyed the entire trip to AQWA. Love the automated underwater tunnel where we get to see many different species and also had the chance of seeing the divers feeding the sea creatures.
On top of that, there are also areas where we can touch some of the sea creatures such as starfish and even little sharks. last but not least thanks to the staff at the AQWA. All of them were very friendly and gave us a good introduction of the aquarium and the sea creatures they have. Awesome!
The Western Australian Aquarium is located in the Hillarys Boat Harbour in Perth. There is a 98-meter-long underwater tunnel where you can walk and watch huge turtles, sharks and other fish quietly swimming over your head. This small ocean world displays the underwater treasures of Western Australia: charming sea dragons, seahorses, colorful moon jellyfish, and surly octopuses. Brave visitors can snorkel or dive with sharks in the huge aquarium with the help of divers. But remember to make an appointment in advance, the cost is about 150 Australian dollars.
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Fremantle Prison
4.5
/5
37 reviews
4.3
Based on 4,371 reviews
15 km from downtown
Phone +61893369200
Address: 1 The Terrace, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Explore the historical heritage of a 19th-century prison
Torchlit night tour with prison legends
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There are no prisoners in Fremantle Prison in Western Australia, and it has been preserved for tourists to visit.
Today, the prison still retains its original intact appearance. A guided tour will take you from the outside to the outside, including the interior of the prison, kitchen, toilets, public bathrooms, chapel, dark solitary cell, and narrow and terrifying prison cell. There are also introductions to the torture instruments of the time, recreating the life behind bars at that time.
The admission fee includes a guided tour, which is only available in English and takes about an hour.
The official website has alternative itineraries, such as nighttime ghost story tours, to challenge the brave
Fremantle Prison was built in 1850 and has a history of nearly 200 years. It was used to detain cheap British prisoners at that time. These prisoners later became some of the earliest immigrants to Australia. It is really ironic. The design of this prison is very advanced. Although it has a history of more than 100 years, it is not much different from modern prisons. It is really hard to imagine.
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Elizabeth Quay
4.8
/5
6 reviews
4.3
Based on 1,918 reviews
Perth Central Business District | 510m from downtown
Phone +61865570700
Address: The Esplanade, Perth WA 6000, Australia
Recommended sightseeing time: 1 hour
No. 2 of Night Attractions in Perth
Highlights:
Centered around iconic Swan Bell Tower
Music & food festivals regularly
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Best place for sunset in Perth City. We spent a lovely evening at Elizabeth Quay drinking beer and slurping on juicy oysters as the sun sets.
Pretty lights along the quay. Nice to admire the scenery with a leisurely walk.
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